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There are fall colors all over New England and upstate New York State. These pictures are from western Massachusetts, 4 hours drive west of Boston and 4 hours north of New York City. The Berkshire mountains have plenty of mellow hikes good for folks over 60. I picked the week far in advance...

Perhaps more relevant to check out the discussion by the Aussies, which has a thread started in 2020. By January 2024, was on Page 19. There are usually a few Aussies asking for advice for N. American ski trips based solely on skiing Epic resorts. Some get the Australian Epic and others get a...

Blizzard sounds like fun. But sounds like have to be very lucky to catch a good Saturday. February 2022 https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2022-02-24/a-ski-hill-in-southern-idaho-is-run-entirely-by-volunteers

Someone who donates $25 is more likely to actually vote for whoever they are supporting. Just as someone who pledges for a Kickstarter campaign for something new related to skiing is more likely to pay attention to see if the campaign is successful. Assuming they decide to pledge before it's...

N. America includes multiple regions when it comes to snowy weather and mountains with enough vertical to make it possible for a ski resort to be a viable business. Especially with after snowmaking machines were invented in the 1950s. I know you've skied all over the world, but the...

From the latest Storm Skiing Journal article (subscriber section) about the pending sale of Killington: "Killington is an outsized presence. It is the busiest ski area in Vermont, in New England, and in the entire Eastern United States. The ski area, with Pico, likely accounts for between 18...

The relationship between Powdr and Snowbird has been confusing since it was clear at the start that the purchase of Snowbird in 2014 had nothing to do with Powdr. Powdr is the operator of Snowbird, but not the sole owner. August 22, 2024 (Oregon)...

While Bass owned Snowbird, his intention was to build a 4-season destination resort. Although Powdr was technically not involved with the Snowbird purchase, presumably the concept was part of John Cumming's long term thinking in general. From SAM, May 2014: " . . . Cumming has the deep...

The portfolio of Powdr has never really been that stable as the company evolved. Cumming stepped down as Powdr CEO in 2018 soon after his father died. There were other businesses that he needed time to pay attention to at that point. Snowbird opened the alpine slide in 2003. Clearly for...

The tagline on the Powdr homepage is: "WE FUEL A BALANCED LIFE FULL OF ADVENTURE POWDR is an Adventure Lifestyle Company® that inspires every human being with cool experiences in awesome places." Powdr bought Woodward in 2011. While Woodward includes snow activities, it began in Pennsylvania...

Taos will be back on Ikon Base for 2024-25. I'd guess the decision was made by TSV, with encouragement from Ikon to boost fall sales. A Taos Ski Week is six consecutive days with morning lessons. However, many ski club attendees skip the Wednesday lesson since they only get 5 lift tickets...

I remember reading about the large number of trees that were removed after the fire, especially anywhere near a lift line. The goal was to get out any damaged trees that would become a risk in the future once Sierra could re-open. I gather that changed some sections drastically that used to be...

If I still lived in NYC (moved to NC in the early 1970s), I doubt I'd get a season pass to Plattekill. But would keep an eye on the weather for a potential Friday or two after a storm system went through. Happened to catch a day like that at the end of a northeast ski safari. The Indy Pass...

Never bothered to count my list before. Only skied in the USA so far. I started skiing more regularly outside the southeast in 2010. I do ski safaris to satisfy my curiosity about a given region by sampling mountains, large and small. Skied in the northeast when my daughter was in school in...

Very common in the more expensive houses or or those built after about 2000 in North Carolina. My husband bought our house in 1985, with no ceiling fans. He installed ceiling fans in all the bedrooms and the high ceiling living room. Also one in the kitchen that's big enough for the table for...

On the one hand, Southwest opened up flights for Jan-Feb far earlier than in recent years. On the other, this past week Southwest revised their flight schedules for destinations such as SLC and ABQ enough to make a noticeable difference. I had three flight itineraries booked a month or two ago...

The Aussie ski forum was initially mostly to host webcams back when the Australian resorts didn't have them. What I remember reading is that it started in 1995. Went through software changes for sure. Moved to Xenforo 1.x relatively early compared to other ski forums that I'm aware of. What...

Alta wanted an angle station with mid-station unloading for beginners. But the area where that would need to go was considered too sensitive. Almost like wetlands during the summer as I remember. Alta instructors were sorry to lose the beginner terrain that had been accessed by Cecret. I...

The goal was to keep children from sliding out underneath the safety bar. Footrests would've added cost and weight. The safety bar style on Supreme seems to be a standard these days. Can't remember exactly where, but I've seen them at other resorts out west in recent years. A bit easier to...

The title of this thread isn't that helpful, but there is useful info after the first section. Link below is to a post by Sandy. Sandy lived in Japan for quite a while before moving back to Australia. He's also spent a fair amount of time in Texas, which is where his current wife is from...